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Balance

“…the elements of nature in playful harmony”

Norval Morrisseau

Norval Morrisseau was born in Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) on March 14, 1931 into the Ojibway Nation. Morrisseau became a legend in his own time where he accomplished achievements including:

Founder of the Woodland School of Art

Received the Order of Canada in 1978

Received an honorary doctorate from both McGill and McMaster University

Had major exhibitions in Canada, United States, Germany, and France

Has been called “the Picasso of First Nations artists”.

Norval Morriseau works capture colourful figurative images that are delineated with heavy black lines and X-Ray images. His work is signed with the syllabic spelling of “Copper Thunderbird”, the name bestowed upon Norval Morrisseau by his Ojibway grandfather.